Where does “loukkupyydys” come from?

loukkupyydys (Finnish) comes from Finnish loukku, from Russian мышеловка, from Russian мышь, from Old East Slavic мꙑшь, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

loukkupyydys (Finnish): (mechanical) trap (to catch animals, etc.)

Definitions

  1. (mechanical) trap (to catch animals, etc.)

Ancestry of “loukkupyydys”, step by step

loukkupyydys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloukkutrap; flax brake
2Russianмышеловкаmousetrap
3Russianмышьmouse
4Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
5Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Finnish pyydys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyydystrap
2Finnishpyytääto request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,...
3Proto-Finnicpüütädäkto catch; to hunt
4Proto-Uralicpüwtä-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →
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